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GREEN BUILDING INITIATIVE™ ANNOUNCES SUB-COMMITTEES FOR GREEN GLOBES™ STANDARD DEVELOPMENT

PORTLAND, OR (August 25, 2006) — The Green Building Initiative (GBI) has taken another step toward establishing the Green Globes™ environmental assessment and rating system as an official standard under the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), by selecting the members of its technical sub-committees to support the ANSI technical committee.

Sub-committees have been created for the seven areas of assessment within the Green Globes system. Each sub-committee is comprised of members from the technical committee as well as volunteers at large, and will operate independently from the GBI Board. The full technical committee has overall responsibility for developing the standard under ANSI protocol.

"The response from applicants was overwhelmingly enthusiastic," said Ward Hubbell, executive director of the GBI. "We're pleased that so many people want to contribute their expertise to the first ANSI-approved process to develop an American National Standard for green buildings."

The GBI's ANSI sub-committees include diverse representation in three categories; users, general interest and producers. Examples of organizations represented include the City of Chicago Dept. of General Services, Massachusetts Div. of Capital Asset Mngt., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. General Services Administration, American Institute of Architects (AIA), American Lung Association, Steel Recycling Institute, URS Corporation, CH2M Hill, Vertegy, Texas A&M University and Target Corporation.

"The technical committee is excited to see the diversity and caliber of the individuals who volunteered for each sub-committee. Their insights will help to establish the best standard possible," said Thomas Taylor of Vertegy, chair of the project management sub-committee.

Following is a list of the GBI technical sub-committee members within each category:

PROJECT MANAGEMENT-POLICIES & PRACTICES

Thomas Taylor	Vertegy (Chair)
Gregory Bergmiller	S/L/A/M Collaborative
Chris Dixon	Mithun Architects, Designers, Planners
Helen English	Sustainable Buildings Industry Council
Robin Rogers	Otak Inc., Architecture, Engineering and Planning
Susan Green	City of Chicago, Department of General Services
Michael Hall	Fanning/Howey Associates
Craig Kibbe	Department of Housing and Urban Development
Patricia Nixon	LRS Architects Inc.
Neyda Otero	Pine Crest Preparatory School
Steven Raynor	U.S. Public Health Services
Lisa Schafer	Cincinnati Park Board
James Trynosky	Chu & Gassman Consulting Engineers
Vuk Vujovic	Legat Architects Inc.
Yuyan Zhou	Jacobs

SITE

Eric Truelove	The Renschler Company (Chair)
Greg Crawford	Steel Recycling Institute
Robin Rogers	Otak Inc., Architecture, Engineering and Planning
Alan Abrams	Abrams Design Build, LLC / American Institute of Building Design (AIBD)
James Altwies	The Bruce Company of Wisconsin Inc.
Joe Bainbridge	Spring Creek Engineering, LLC
Brian Blesi	Target Corporation
Richard Marshall	DHM Design Corporation
Liane Peterson	Cognitive Research Associates, LLC
Lisa Schafer	Cincinnati Park Board
David Smith	Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute
Matthew Tendler	Kahler Slater Architects

ENERGY

Harvey Bryan	Arizona State University (Chair)
Bill Coad	American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
Steve Hubert	Buchanan Partners
Jean Lupinacci	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Gordon Shymko	G.F.Shymko & Associates
Steven Carlson	CDH Energy Corp.
Charles Culp	Texas A&M University
John DiModica	Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Division of Capital Asset Management (DCAM)
Krishnan Gowri	Pacific Northwest National Lab
David Handman	URS Corporation
Mary Ann Huff	Huff & Sons Engineering
John Timberlake	Foam Supplies, Inc.
Martha VanGeem	Construction Technology Laboratories, Inc. (CTLGroup)
Abby Vogen	Energy Center of Wisconsin
David Weatherly	HSMM, Inc.

WATER

Doug Sordyl	American Concrete Institute (Chair)
Norm Kummerlen	Moen Incorporated
Dave Viola	Plumbing Manufacturers Institute
Gunnar Baldwin	TOTO USA, Inc.
David Bracianno	Tampa Bay Water
Bill Hoffman	Austin Water Utility
John Koeller	Koeller and Company
Shabir Rawalpindiwala	Kohler Company
Yuyan Zhou	Jacobs

RESOURCES, BUILDING MATERIALS & SOLID WASTE

John Carmody	Center for Sustainable Building Research, University of Minnesota (Chair)
Peter Birkbeck	Icynene Inc.
Ken Bland	American Forest & Paper Association
Greg Crawford	SSteel Recycling Institute
Doug Sordyl	American Concrete Institute
Christine Subasic	The Masonry Society
David Goss	American Coal Ash Association (ACAA)
David Gromala	Weyerhaeuser
Robert Hackworth	Steel Joist Institute (SJI)
Graeme Hendry	Tarkett Commercial
James Sandoval	CH2M Hill
Steven Thorsell	ICC Evaluation Service, Inc.
Martha VanGeem	Construction Technology Laboratories, Inc. (CTL Group)
Thomas Williamson	APA - The Engineered Wood Association

EMISSIONS & EFFLUENTS

Carl Smith	GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (Chair)
Greg Crawford	Steel Recycling Institute
Mike Thompson	Trane
Angela Tin	American Lung Association of Illinois
Stephen Clark	Carrier Corporation
Patrick Kelly	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Ann Kosmal	U.S. General Services Administration
David Sundersingh	Fanning/Howey Associates, Inc.
John Timberlake	Foam Supplies, Inc.

INDOOR ENVIRONMENT

Ron White	Virginia Department of General Services (Chair)
Peter Birkbeck	Icynene Inc.
Bill Coad	American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
David Collins	American Institute of Architects (The Preview Group, Inc.)
Michael Gardner	Gypsum Association
Paula Schenck	Center for Indoor Environment & Health, University of Connecticut Health Center
Gordon Shymko	G.F.Shymko & Associates
Carl Smith	GREENGUARD Environmental Institute
Matt Stewart	Lafarge North America
Angela Tin	American Lung Association of Illinois
Stephen Ashkin	The Ashkin Group, LLC
James Downing	Bostik, Inc.
Glenn Hourahan	Air Conditioning Contractors of America
David Jacobs	The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH)
Scott Townsend	3tArchitects

Sub-committees have scheduled their first meetings for late August, with a second round to follow mid-September. All meetings will occur by teleconference and may be monitored by interested groups or individuals on request. For more information, please contact the ANSI-GBI Standards Development Committee Secretariat at rlaham@terrachoice.com.

For more information about the GBI Green Globes technical sub-committees, visit www.thegbi.org/greenglobes/subcommittee.asp.

ABOUT THE GREEN BUILDING INITIATIVE: The mission of the Green Building Initiative is to accelerate the adoption of building practices that result in energy-efficient, healthier and environmentally sustainable buildings by promoting credible and practical green building approaches. A not-for-profit education initiative, the GBI is supported by a broad cross section of organizations and individuals with an interest in residential and commercial construction. For more information on the Green Building Initiative, please visit www.thegbi.org.

ABOUT ANSI: ANSI facilitates the development of American National Standards (ANS) by accrediting procedures of standards developing organizations. These groups work cooperatively to develop voluntary national consensus standards. Accreditation by ANSI signifies that the procedures used by the standards body in connection with the development of American National Standards meet the Institute's essential requirements for openness, balance, consensus and due process. For more information: www.ansi.org.